Giant Eagle discontinues Foodperks program

Customers can still get gas discounts with Fuelperks

The incentive to buy gasoline at the grocery chain's GetGo gas stations will end Wednesday. Customers may use the food perks they have accrued by May 31.

The program gave customers 1 percent off their grocery bill at Giant Eagle for every 10 gallons of gas bought at GetGo. Giant Eagle officials say it proved too complicated for many customers.

Braddock Hills shopper JoAnn Azinger said she liked Foodperks and sometimes found herself spending more because of that incentive.

"It's a nice little perk," she said. "You come in and you spend money, and all of a sudden you say, 'Oh, I can get another $4 back,' so it makes you buy something else, actually. For me, that's what I do. So how much longer is it going to be before they take away the Fuelperks? And then, does Giant Eagle realize that people start to go to Walmart instead of going to Giant Eagle?"

Giant Eagle says it has no plans to end its popular Fuelperks program, which gives customers 10 cents off gasoline at GetGo for every $50 they spend at Giant Eagle.

In addition to Fuelperks, Giant Eagle executives say they are introducing a new incentive to buy gas at GetGo.

If you swipe your Advantage Card, and you are not cashing in your Fuelperks, you will get 3 cents off a gallon of gas.

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